New Orleans police released a composite sketch Wednesday of a suspect in a weekend robbery in Lakeview. Details of the Saturday morning home invasion closely resemble a string of recent home invasion-robberies in Orleans and Jefferson parishes.

View full sizeThis sketch is of the suspect in the recent armed robbery of a Lakeview resident.

About 2:20 a.m., a 25-year-old woman awoke in her home in the 6100 block of Vicksburg Street to find a gunman standing over her. At gunpoint, she was forced to drive to an ATM at Harrison Avenue and Canal Boulevard and withdraw money. The victim was returned home, and the suspect fled on foot.

The male suspect is described as 18 to 20 years old with a and slim build. He is thought to be about 5 feet 10 inches tall and 130 to 140 pounds. At the time of the incident, police say the suspect was wearing a white polo-style shirt with a white undershirt, dark jeans and dark shoes. The weapon used in the crime was described as a silver handgun with a wooden inlay on the handle.

Authorities from New Orleans and Jefferson Parish are investigating at least six recent robberies with similar characteristics to the Saturday crime. The Lakeview and Metairie areas have been at the center of the spate. In five of the robberies, the victims were ordered to drive to ATMs.

Police have already arrested Joshua Moore, 18, and Charles Adams, 19, in connection with several recent robberies. The pair allegedly robbed and kidnapped two people from the corner of Conti and North Alexander Sts. on Sept. 6, and participated in a Sept. 3 heist in the 5600 block of Woodlawn Place.

Adams was also linked, along with two accomplices, to an Aug. 31 kidnapping in the 100 block of Rosa Avenue in Old Metairie.

Authorities did not link the latest suspect to any of the other crimes.

A police composite sketch is not a photo of the victim. Rather, it is a computer-generated rendering based on descriptive information that police obtained.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of the suspect or the incident is asked to notify 3rd District Detective Nijel Baddoo at 504-658-6177. CrimeStoppers can be contacted anonymously at 504-822-1111 or toll free at 1-877-903-7867.